Neighboring Counties
Taking a long look at the best of our neighboring counties. There are many hidden treasures in eastern North Carolina.
Maria Bamford will Entertain at the Turnage Theater
Maria Bamford is on Variety Magazine's list of top ten comics to watch, on Comedy Central's Viewer's Choice top 10 and on the Turnage Stage on February 11th.
June 11th, 2011
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" A Christmas Snow, Part II
This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander. Here is the last batch
January 3rd, 2011
"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't it:" A Christmas Snow, Part I
This Christmas season, a rare snowstorm provided one last parting gift to the children and adults alike, who still possess a sense of constant wander, and it was gloriously beautiful.
January 3rd, 2011
County to review 2010 BRHS audit, upsets Piland’s reappointment
The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners applied quite a bit of muscle to firmly center Beaufort Regional Health System on the dual track to recovery, at its general meeting on Tuesday.
October 25th, 2010
Commissioners support $250,000 US-17 economic-impact study
Deatherage was the only commissioner to vote against the resolution on the grounds that spending $250,000 to scientifically prove the obvious would be wasteful.
October 21st, 2010
Public Hearing on BRHS merger brings all sides to the same table
All six BRHS employees who spoke were vehemently in favor of merging the small community hospital with another larger institution.
October 21st, 2010
BRHS reports four site visits, no proposals, from its 14 suitors
In four days, Beaufort Regional Health System will know, for sure, which of the 14 institutions that expressed interest in leasing the hospital are actually potential future partners.
October 20th, 2010
Congressional staffers get their college loans paid by taxpayers
Back in August, while being interviewed on another subject, Dick Morris mentioned that "congressional staffers get their student loans written off."
October 20th, 2010
Chamber director brands Washington as a triathlete destination
Over 300 triathletes from across nine states now have our own Washington, North Carolina, circled on their events-destination maps.
August 9th, 2010
BRHS looks to invest in improving its rate of returns
The BCMC Board of Trustees made a leap of faith at its meeting Tuesday toward bringing in a company to help the hospital implement a Clinical Documentation Improvement Program.
July 30th, 2010
Inner Banks Urgent Care stepping up as Pamlico Urgent Care closes
Pamlico Urgent Care is closing Friday, leaving Inner Banks Urgent Care to single-handedly care for every 'urgent' illness and injury in the Washington area.
July 30th, 2010
Cash-poor hospital accepts county's favor to buy its real estate
The hospital and the county shook hands today on a deal that will provide the hospital with the means to pay its debt service to the county and have operating capital.
July 28th, 2010
Hospital mails RFP’s, Cost-Containment Committee re-emerges
For the moment, Beaufort Regional Health System seems to be making some real progress down the much-debated dual-track approach to saving the Washington-based hospital.
July 28th, 2010
Discovering Mac'swood
Once upon a time, in the middle of a large county there was a small town, and in the middle of the small town there was a thick, swampy, yet habitable wood.
July 27th, 2010